Africa-Press – Eswatini. Business Eswatini (BE) recently hosted H.E Mr. Marc. A. Weinstock, the newly appointed U.S. Embassy’s Chargé d’Affaires (CDA), who was accompanied by Mr. Allen Hodges, the US Embassy’s Political Economic Officer during a courtesy visit to Business Eswatini Offices.
The duo was warmly received by BE’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. E. Nathi Dlamini, who extended his gratitude for the engagement and reaffirmed the organization’s commitment to fostering stronger economic and commercial ties between Eswatini’s private sector and the United States.
In his welcoming remarks, Mr. Dlamini provided an overview of Business Eswatini’s mandate and highlighted its role as the apex umbrella body that is responsible for well over 90% of the private sector GDP contribution in the country. He noted the privilege of leading such a purpose-driven organization, while also reflecting on Eswatini’s unique beauty as contrasted against the pressing challenges of unemployment in the country.
Mr. Dlamini also addressed Eswatini’s economic outlook and painted a buoyant picture going forward. He then expressed optimism that, despite any potential future adjustments especially regarding artificial trade barriers between the two countries, Eswatini would remain keenly aligned with United States investors. He did note, however, that the US enjoys a trade surplus with Eswatini and hoped that this will stand the country in good stead on any future tariffing discussions.
Advancing Commercial Diplomacy
CDA Weinstock commended Business Eswatini for her role in the private sector’s contribution to the country’s economic development. He then introduced to BE the US’ concept of “Commercial Diplomacy”, stating that it seeks to deepen business ties between entities of both countries. To this end, he said he would devote his tenure to ensuring that this concept yields mutual benefits for both countries. He further stated that the concept seeks to deepen bilateral business ties in order to unlock opportunities for investments.
As part of the discussions, CDA Weinstock posed a number of questions on the investment landscape of the country and BE enthusiastically responded and further shared about Eswatini’s leading exports. Looking ahead, CDA Weinstock outlined the Embassy’s key priorities under his leadership and concluded by reaffirming his confidence in the partnership between the U.S. Embassy and Business Eswatini. The visit underscored the shared vision of Business Eswatini and the U.S. Embassy to strengthen economic collaboration and ensure that trade, investment, and innovation continue to drive sustainable growth of the economy of the country.
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